Foul Play

Charles Reade's famous story is acceptably visualized in this film. The story is well told, or so much of it as is essential to an understanding of the narrative and it is told so well that those who have read the novel will be delighted with the rendition, while those who have not read it will be given an opportunity to become acquainted with a worthwhile tale. The shipwreck and the life on the island will attract by their realistic character, The closing scene where Arthur Wardlaw is confronted with the evidence of his double villainy has a strong appeal to the dramatic instinct. The actors have interpreted the author's work with appreciation and sympathy, while the costuming and the staging are the work of a master. Indeed, the film is well worth all the encomiums which some in the audience bestowed upon it as it was running. - The Moving Picture World, October 21, 1911